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Long Term Incentive Plan Option Grant
London, UK - 02 May 2019: Oxford Biomedica plc ("Oxford Biomedica" or the "Company") (LSE:OXB), a leading gene and cell therapy Group announces that on 01 May 2019 nil-cost share options over shares of 50 pence each in the Company were granted to Natalie Walter, who has joined the Senior Executive Team as General Counsel, under the Oxford Biomedica 2015 Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP").
Name of individual | Title | Number of shares subject LTIP grant | Total shares over which options are held | Percentage of issued share capital under option |
Natalie Walter | General Counsel | 20,647 | 20,647 | 0.03% |
The LTIP awards are subject to a three year performance period and become exercisable from the third anniversary of the grant date, subject to the satisfaction of a performance condition.
The Award shall Vest by reference to an equal weight between the compounded annual growth rate of the Company's Share Price, calculated by comparing the average closing share price over the five Dealing Days immediately preceding the start of the Performance Period of 695p with the average share price of the Company over the three months immediately preceding the end of the Performance Period, in accordance with the TSR table below, and the compounded annual growth rate of the Company's Revenues calculated by comparing the audited Revenue figure as of 31 December 2018 preceding the start of the Performance period of £66.8m, with the audited Revenue figure as of 31 December 2021, in accordance with the Revenue table below.
TSR Table
Compound annual growth rate of the Company's share price over the three year Performance Period | Extent to which Performance Condition is satisfied |
Less than 10% per annum | 0% |
10% per annum (i.e. 33% over 3 years) | 25% |
Between 10% per annum and 17.5% per annum | On a straight line basis between 25% and 100% |
17.5% per annum or above(i.e. 63% over three years) | 100% |
Revenue Table
Compound annual growth rate of the Company's revenue over the three year Performance Period | Extent to which Performance Condition is satisfied |
Less than 15% per annum | 0% |
15% per annum (i.e. 52.1% over 3 years) | 25% |
Between 15% per annum and 25% per annum | On a straight line basis between 25% and 100% |
25% per annum or above (i.e. 95.3% over three years) | 100% |
There will also be a performance underpin, such that the awards would only vest to the extent that the Remuneration Committee considers that the overall performance of the business across the period justifies it. The share price at the third anniversary of the grant date will also be averaged across the three month period immediately preceding the end of the performance period to avoid rewarding for short term spikes in performance. Clawback and malus provisions will apply to the awards.
The issued share capital of the Company is 68,863,354 ordinary shares of 50 pence each.
The Notification of Dealing Forms set out below are provided in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.
Notification of Dealing Form
1. | Details of the Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR")/person closely associated with them ("PCA") | |||||
a) | Name | Natalie Walter | ||||
2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | General Counsel
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b) | Initial notification/ amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
3. | Details of the Issuer | |||||
a) | Name | Oxford Biomedica plc | ||||
b) | LEI code | 213800S1GVQNXQ15K851 | ||||
4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument
Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 50 pence each
ISIN: GB00BDFBVT43 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of awards over Ordinary Shares under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan Plan. No consideration was paid for the grant of awards. | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volumes(s) | LTIP Award
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregate volume
- Price
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Awards granted over 20,647 shares in total
N/A
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e) | Date of the transaction | 01-05-2019 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside of trading venue | ||||
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For further information, please contact: |
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Oxford Biomedica plc: Stuart Paynter, Company Secretary |
Tel: +44 (0)1865 783 000 |
About Oxford Biomedica
Oxford Biomedica (LSE:OXB) is a leading gene and cell therapy group focused on developing life changing treatments for serious diseases. Oxford Biomedica and its subsidiaries (the "Group") have built a sector leading lentiviral vector delivery platform (LentiVector®), which the Group leverages to develop in vivo and ex vivo products both in-house and with partners. The Group has created a valuable proprietary portfolio of gene and cell therapy product candidates in the areas of oncology, ophthalmology and CNS disorders. The Group has also entered into a number of partnerships, including with Novartis, Sanofi, Axovant Gene Therapies, Orchard Therapeutics, Boehringer Ingelheim, the UK Cystic Fibrosis Gene Therapy Consortium and Imperial Innovations, through which it has long-term economic interests in other potential gene and cell therapy products. Oxford Biomedica is based across several locations in Oxfordshire, UK and employs more than 430 people. Further information is available at www.oxb.com